Jordan chords by Joy Oladokun

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

Bluesy swung 12/8 southern vibes

Verse:
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They drowned me in the Jordan
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Then they tried to wash me clean
E
They got the stains out
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But now it's too damn hard to breathe

E
They told me he's a good lord
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As they tied the shackles to my feet
E

They drowned me in the Jordan
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And then they walked away from me

E
I washed up on the shores alone
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In a tattered wedding gown
E
Disillusioned and hardened
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Everything I'd known had let me down, down, down

E
That is where you found me
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Grace and whisky on your breath
E
You pulled me back on my feet
                      F#m
And taught me how to dance again

Chorus:
F#dim                                E
Now we're building our own promised land
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On this new ground we stand
                           G#m
God bless the work of our hands
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And make good on our plans

'Cause now I've found love
                    E
There's no turning back
E       F#m
Oh oh oh oh

Verse:
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I don't feel so young now
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Gave the best years of my life away
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I tried to build an institution
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Instead of trying to keep the faith

E
If you'd been the one
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You loved me though I was not lovely or deserving
E
You kissed the curse from my lips
                      F#m
And taught them to rejoice again

Chorus:
F#dim                                 E
Now we're building our own promised land
                        F#m
On this new ground we stand
                           G#m
God bless the work of our hands
                     F#m
And make good on our plans

'Cause now I've found love
                    E
There's no turning back
E       F#m
Oh oh oh oh